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Sunday, May 19, 2013
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Mariners sloppy in 6-0 loss to Cleveland
May 19, 2013 in Sports CLEVELAND – One inning into this disaster, it was apparent the Seattle Mariners didn’t have much of a chance. They’d already been owned by Cleveland Indians ace Justin Masterson in …
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FBI: No arrests in case of Spokane ricin letter
May 19, 2013 in City The FBI says it still has not made any arrests after searching a downtown Spokane apartment as part of an investigation into the discovery of a pair of letters containing … 10
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Turbines: eagles’ newest threat
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A1 CONVERSE COUNTY, Wyo. – The Obama administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles and other protected bird species, shielding the industry from liability and helping … 105
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75th annual Lilac Parade a fragrant, glittering success
May 19, 2013 in City on Page A1 The sun sets on the Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, but the community lights up the streets of Spokane – a local tradition for 75 years. A police motorcade … 6
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CdA school board candidates highlight conservative roots
May 19, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Brent Regan’s yard signs identify him as a Republican. His challenger, Christa Hazel, has “common sense conservative” on hers. Political persuasion is on full display in the race to sit … 105
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Powerball winner sold in Florida
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A2 DES MOINES, Iowa – It’s all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching all the numbers to win the highest Powerball jackpot …
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N. Korea launches missiles
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 BEIJING – North Korea fired three short-range missiles off its east coast Saturday, following through on months of threats to conduct a missile launch. The South Korean Defense Ministry reported …
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Fractured rail may have led to train crash, officials say
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected …
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Marchers in Virginia parade struck down by car
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A3 DAMASCUS, Va. – An elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Saturday parade in a small Virginia mountain town and investigators were looking into whether he suffered …
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Everest’s glaciers melting, images show
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 A warming climate is melting the glaciers of Mount Everest, shrinking the frozen cloak of Earth’s highest peak by 13 percent in the last 50 years, researchers have found. Rocks … 9
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China premier Li takes trip to India
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 NEW DELHI – Just weeks after a tense border standoff, China’s new premier headed to India today for his first foreign trip as the neighboring giants look to speed up …
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Danish singer wins Eurovision contest
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest has won this year’s Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune “Only Teardrops,” despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from …
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Osprey proves its mettle in difficult Afghanistan
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A4 CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S. Marine Corps finally has had …
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Briton had penetrated Yemeni terror group
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A5 WASHINGTON – Disclosure of a highly classified intelligence operation in Yemen last year compromised an exceedingly rare and valuable espionage achievement: an informant who had earned the trust of hardened … 3
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Assad says transition talks are internal issue
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A6 BEIRUT – Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he won’t step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his … 1
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France enacts gay marriage into law
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A6 PARIS – France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday authorizing marriage and adoption by same-sex couples and ending months … 7
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Women’s rights law blocked in Afghanistan
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A6 KABUL, Afghanistan – Conservative religious lawmakers in Afghanistan blocked legislation Saturday aimed at strengthening provisions for women’s freedoms, arguing that parts of it violate Islamic principles and encourage disobedience. The … 2
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Boston bombing response to be studied
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A7 LOWELL, Mass. – Boston’s police department and mayor’s office will conduct twin reviews of the response to last month’s bombing of the Boston Marathon, police Commissioner Ed Davis said Saturday. …
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Fatal shooting a hate crime, NYC police say
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A7 NEW YORK – A gunman used homophobic slurs before firing a fatal shot point-blank into a man’s face on a Manhattan street alive with a weekend midnight crowd, a killing … 6
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IRS crackdown ignored bigger, influential groups
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – There’s an irony in the Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on conservative groups. The nation’s tax agency has admitted to inappropriately scrutinizing smaller tea party organizations that applied for … 1
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Bernanke predicts technology gains
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A8 WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says pessimists forecasting that the economy will not reap sizable benefits from the computer revolution are likely to be proven wrong. Bernanke told … 1
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Navy-trained dolphin locates Howell torpedo
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A9 SAN DIEGO – In the ocean off Coronado, a Navy team has discovered a relic worthy of display in a military museum: a torpedo of the kind deployed in the …
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Alaska volcanic eruption seems to be slowing down
May 19, 2013 in Nation/World on Page A9 Alaska’s remote Pavlof Volcano was shooting lava hundreds of feet into the air, but its ash plume was thinning Saturday and no longer making it dangerous for airplanes to fly …
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Parade winners
May 19, 2013 in City on Page A10 Float judging Queen’s Award (best in population 100-1,000):
Celtic Woman is coming to Spokane
Win tickets to Fleetwood Mac!
